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American-made cars and their builders have been in the news lately. Domestic bail-outs, entire brands closing down, and press storms over corporate jets have all dominated auto news and enthusiasts since 2008. Things appear to be finally turning around for the auto industry however; in an effort to reignite an interest in the domestic market, one manufacturer is even using a tag line of, “It’s time to drive Detroit again.”
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Downtown Bellevue through NE 12th Street Overpass Today’s topic started with a comment added to a previous post – The Ghosts of Bellevue’s Past. “You left out that “sculptural” footbridge over 12th Street next to the library,” the commentor said, “That is easily my fave Bellevue artifact.”
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On Wednesday, members of the city council joined other regional leaders in breaking ground on the second phase of R8A– officially known as the Two Way Transit and HOV Operations project. The project will add an eastbound HOV lane from 80th Ave SE on Mercer Island to a new direct-access off-ramp at Bellevue Way, paralleling the HOV westbound HOV lane added in 2008.
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